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and also the focus on risk and the way we are managing obama real-time basis that has given us new tools. >> senator shelby. >> thank you. secretary donovan, leads me through this and tell me if i am wrong. it is my understanding that under the statutes now prevailing the federal housing administration could, if necessary, and deemed it necessary, tap the treasury or an endless supply of money, calling that a bailout. can you assure us and the american people today as the secretary of hud that fha will not do that or you don't know yet? >> given the actuarial report this year, obviously i am highly concerned about that possibility. >> of getting close? >> certainly we are closer than we have been in the past. what i will tell you is again, the independent actuarial report is the best i can give you in terms of that view. >> that is not good. [talking over each other] >> one important piece of this is what is required for the actuarial is a review as if we stopped doing business on the day today actuarial. the important thing we can do and have done to avoid taking funds from the treasury
and also the focus on risk and the way we are managing obama real-time basis that has given us new tools. >> senator shelby. >> thank you. secretary donovan, leads me through this and tell me if i am wrong. it is my understanding that under the statutes now prevailing the federal housing administration could, if necessary, and deemed it necessary, tap the treasury or an endless supply of money, calling that a bailout. can you assure us and the american people today as the secretary...
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so president obama is not going to fall for that again. he's been very, very clear. i would hope that as i heard on the news this morning, an interview done by leader pelosi, she says she has hopes that speaker boehner will come around. hoeup that in fact -- i hope that in fact is the case, but to this point there hasn't been a lot of progress, and i'm very, very disappointed. madam president, i want to have -- i ask consent that the record will appear in two different speeches. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: appreciate that. i'm going to talk about joe lieberman. the very, very modest apartment -- no hot water -- where joseph lieberman was raised has long since been demolished, but the values he learned in that little apartment in the flat above his grandparents' house are still there. the same values of devotion and public service has driven him not only to overcome humble beginnings, but to serve the country for 24 years in the united states senate. two years ago, on the day he announced his retirement from the senate, joe lieberman described
so president obama is not going to fall for that again. he's been very, very clear. i would hope that as i heard on the news this morning, an interview done by leader pelosi, she says she has hopes that speaker boehner will come around. hoeup that in fact -- i hope that in fact is the case, but to this point there hasn't been a lot of progress, and i'm very, very disappointed. madam president, i want to have -- i ask consent that the record will appear in two different speeches. the presiding...
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with the new regulations set to take effect in a couple of years, it is another reason to be careful and protect small businesses from tax increases. what the obama people will tell you is that they have cut taxes for small business 17 times and 90% of the small businesses in america would not be effected by higher individual taxes. host: here is "the miami herald" this morning. pennsylvania. independent caller. caller: he said it earlier when they go to washington, they try to influence a bunch of things, even immigration reform. my question is how do the ceo's of these big businesses -- what is their outlook on immigration reform, and what do they have to do with that? guest: we are working with more than 300 different officials or members of congress doing programs outside of washington, bringing people from outside washington into washington. it depends from city-to-city. boston business leaders are interested in health care. miami, transportation, san diego, international -- an intellectual property -- it varies from city-to-city. in terms of immigration reform, what we have see
with the new regulations set to take effect in a couple of years, it is another reason to be careful and protect small businesses from tax increases. what the obama people will tell you is that they have cut taxes for small business 17 times and 90% of the small businesses in america would not be effected by higher individual taxes. host: here is "the miami herald" this morning. pennsylvania. independent caller. caller: he said it earlier when they go to washington, they try to...
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the obama administration has little or no real relationship with mexico, at least even the new president, and i do wonder whether this will ultimately become a matter of solving this as two nations can rather than just one. >> okay. next question, man right there in the blue shirt. >> miguel diaz, i'm a foreign service -- [inaudible] great panel. my kudos to the wilson center for holding it. i have two questions, if i may. >> no, one. >> one question. i can only speak for myself as a hispanic that voted for obama, but i'm not sure whether i did it because i was scared the bejesus out of the romney campaign or whether i did it for love of what the democrats have done for hispanics. and i guess my question to roberto is, can you quantify these sentiments, the fear of the republican party, versus the love of the democratic agenda, and to what extent -- >> great question. >> -- those inform the way the different campaigns might go after the hispanic vote in the future. >> that's a great question. the woman in front of you in the red shirt. please, identify yourself. >> andrea baron. yeah, i'
the obama administration has little or no real relationship with mexico, at least even the new president, and i do wonder whether this will ultimately become a matter of solving this as two nations can rather than just one. >> okay. next question, man right there in the blue shirt. >> miguel diaz, i'm a foreign service -- [inaudible] great panel. my kudos to the wilson center for holding it. i have two questions, if i may. >> no, one. >> one question. i can only speak...